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Showing 241250 of 49658 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 27-2-1991 n° 410

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers and bakery signs

Article L132-27

If the provisions of articles L. 122-17 and L. 122-18 is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in a manner proportionate to the benefits derived from the offe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Possibilities for grouping company pension savings plans

Article L224-27

Notwithstanding article L. 224-20, when a collective company retirement savings plan is set up, the company may decide, under the conditions mentioned in article L. 224-14, to set up compulsory paymen…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Cross-country skiing and non-motorised snow sports other than downhill skiing

Article L342-27

A departmental, interdepartmental or regional association for the promotion of cross-country skiing and non-motorised snow sports other than downhill skiing may be set up in mountain departments on th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-27

A creditor who grants credit may be deprived of the right to interest in the proportion set by the judge, up to an amount that may not exceed, for each of the breaches listed below, 30% of the interes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 8: Miscellaneous

Article A444-27

The drawing up of an inventory of fixtures at a cost shared between the lessor and the lessee listed under number 112 in table 3-1 gives rise to the collection of a fee based on the surface area of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-27

The service is free for people without sufficient resources. When the public service mission defined in article L. 2223-19 is not provided by the commune, the commune shall pay the funeral expenses of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-27

The resources of the French Anti-Doping Agency include : 1° Subsidies from the State and its public establishments; 2° Income from the services it provides; 3° Donations and legacies; 4° Other own res…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Requests concerning national defence

Article R612-27

The request for authorisation to disclose and freely exploit the invention which is the subject of a patent application, before the end of the five-month period provided for in article L. 612-9, shall…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-27

Conditioned products, objects or equipment shall be left in the custody of their holder or, failing that, deposited in a room designated by the authorised agents..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-27

The company transferring part of its assets and, where applicable, part of its liabilities to one or more existing or new companies and the company or companies benefiting from the transfer may decide…

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